Firedog or andiron



FebL-19, 1924.

c. o. ALFORD FIREDOG OR ANDIRON File d Oct. 23, 1925 I nventor 1 wiong}Fatented Feb. 19, i924.

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raises onaiano'r'rn o. ALFORD, or sr. rants, NORTH CAROLINA.

FIREDOG OR ANDIB'ON.

' Application filed et0ber 23, 19 23. Serial No. 670 ,31 5.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLOTTE O. ALFORD, citizen of the United States,residing at St. Pauls, in the county of Robeson and State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Firedogs.

or Andirons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and in useful improvements inandirons or firedogs, and it has for its objects among others to providea novel form of andiron having a pivoted grate portion which may beturned upon its pivot to dump the embers, and

turned into such position as to form a support for short logs or thelike.

it has for a further object to provide a device of this charactercomposed of few parts, those readily assembled, not liable no to get outof order and which shall be efficient and dependable in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be specifically defined :5 by theappended claims.

The invention, in its preferred form, is clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference markedthereon, form a part of this m specification, and in which- Figure 1 isa perspective view showing a pair of andirons in position for use, witha log shown supported thereon, in dotted lines.

:zs Figure 2 is a top plan on an enlarged scale with parts in section,of one of the andirons.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring to the drawings- 1 designates an upright, which may be of anyfanciful or other design, as may be as desired. This constitutes thefront member of the device. The rear member 2 may be any form ofupright, as it is designed to be located in the. fire place where it isnot prominent.

3 is a member either rigid with the mem- 1. and if desired, with themember 2, or

detachable therefrom in any suitable way as to allow of compact storingwhen not in use or for shipment. It is preferably separable from therear member 2 so that of the member 3 as indicated dotted lines inFigure 2 :to allow of the insertion and -re.- moval of the arm 4which'is a part of the frame of the grate now to be described, theopposite pintleor .armno being formed on the opposite end of the vgrateas seen i in Figure 2. When in operative 'positionthe members or pintlesland 5 are supportedin suitable openings in the members lv and 2 as seenbest in'Fi'gure 2 and serve as the pivots for the grate. I i i Themembers 4 and 5 areri'gid'with the grate support 6 whichcomprises thetwo ends 7 and 8. and the longitudinal member '9 joining them,preferably integral therewith, as seen clearly in Figures 1 and 2.

The front member 9 is provided with a depending supporting member 10 oneor more,

which is preferably pivotally mounted onthe said member 9 so that it maybe folded up against the under side of the grate wh en desired,

Disposed for movement with the grate support 6 is a grate member 11which may be rigid therewith or detachably connected. therewith so thatit may be bodily separated therefrom when necessary. In the presentinstance it is shown as separate therefrom and detachably held theretoby means of suitable clips or the like 12, of which there may be as manyas may be found necessary. These clips should be of such nature as topermit of detachment of the grate member when desired but to hold itstable in position on the grate support 6 when the device is in use.

The grate member has atthe front end an upstanding portion 13 as seen inFigures 1 and 3, the top bar 14: of which is extended as seen at 15 inFigures 1 and 3 to engage the upright portion of the member 1 to preventthe upright portioin 'lfroma being forced outward by the logs on thegrate.

In use, two ofv the devices are employed, spaced apart as far asrequired, the grate portions are turned into the position in which theyare seen in Figure 1, the members 10 are turned down to support thegrate and its support, the extension 15 bearing against the inner faceof the member 1, as seen clearly in Figure 1. The log 16 is placed uponthe grate portions and the fire lighted. When the'fire is no longerrequired and when the log has been burned i the latter-may be movedaway:from the through the grate portions are turned-on their pivotstoward each other and the embers dumped into the fire place. When turnedinto dumping position the grate members are supported in horizontalposition by the upright portions 13 which are then, of course, in thereversed position from that shown in Figure 1. When the grate portionsare thus turned toward each other they can be used tosupport short logs,as will be readilyunderstood.

Modifications in detail maybe resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advanta es. 7 V Vhatis claimed as new is lpA device of the character described comprisingrear and front supports, and a grate member 'pivotally mounted thereinfor use in either of two positions.

2. As an improved article ofmanufacture, a fire dog provided with apivotally mounted grate section.

3. As an improved article of manufacture a fire dog provided with apivotally mounted grate section having a front upstanding portion. 4:.As an improved article of manufacture, a fire dog having a pivotallymounted grate section and a depending member forming a support therefor.V

5. As an improved article of manufacture a fire dog provided with apivotally mounted grate section and a supporting member pivotallymounted thereon.

6. The fire dog described comprising front and rear supports and aconnecting member, and a grate support having extensions engaged in saidsupports and formingpintles on which the grate section may turn to beinverted. r I

7. The fire dog described comprising front and rear supports, a memberconnecting the same, a grate support pivotally mounted in said supports,and a grate section movable with the said grate supportand having anupstanding portion at the front end.

CHARLQTTE O. ALFORD.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 7

